MU
Micron Technology, Inc.
MU has the edge over TRMB overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
TRMB
Trimble Inc.
TRMB trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
MU Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MU's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
TRMB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
TRMB's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
MU PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 4.6x | $798 | — |
| Cheap | 10x | $777 | -2.7% |
| Current | 11x | $798 | — |
| Fair | 22x | $1,646 | +106% |
| Expensive | 32x | $2,404 | +201% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MU's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 4.6x next year's earnings.
TRMB PE Valuation
TRMB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Broad | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MU, with profitability improving.
TRMB Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for TRMB to show an outlook.
MU Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $174.95 | +135% |
| Q3 2026 | $74.33 | +879% |
| Q2 2026 | $44.17 | +693% |
| Q1 2026 | $21.18 | +405% |
| Q4 2025 | $10.52 | +201% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.59 | +984% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.57 | +$6.99 |
| Q1 2025 | $4.19 | +$7.64 |
| Q4 2024 | $3.49 | +$9.77 |
MU has the edge over TRMB on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
TRMB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.69 | -147% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.48 | -141% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.91 | -69% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.76 | -71% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.46 | -76% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.16 | -81% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.13 | +539% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.09 | +387% |
TRMB has swung to a loss: it lost $0.69 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
MU Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $54.2B | +379% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.5B | +346% |
| Q1 2026 | $23.9B | +196% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | +57% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +46% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.3B | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1B | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7B | +84% |
MU has the edge over TRMB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 81% | +48 points |
| Q2 2026 | 80% | +57 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +46 points |
| Q4 2025 | 45% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 23% | +13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 22% | +19 points |
| Q4 2024 | 25% | +49 points |
MU has the edge over TRMB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TRMB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $966.8M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $972M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $939.9M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $969.8M | -1.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $901.2M | +2.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $875.7M | +0.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $840.6M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $983.4M | +5.5% |
TRMB's revenue has picked up after four years of holding roughly level: $967M last quarter, up 7.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | -2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 22% | +4.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +3.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +7.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 12% | +0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +7.3 points |
TRMB's operating margin was 15% last quarter, down 2 points from the same quarter a year ago.
MU Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $32.9B | +45543% |
| Q2 2026 | $17.6B | +951% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | +$5.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $3B | +7853% |
| Q3 2025 | $72M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.7B | +322% |
| Q1 2025 | -$113M | +$52M |
| Q4 2024 | $38M | +$433M |
MU has the edge over TRMB on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
TRMB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $141.8M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $233.2M | +$292.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $268.6M | +80% |
| Q4 2025 | $154.7M | +42% |
| Q3 2025 | $116.6M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | -$59.4M | -181% |
| Q1 2025 | $149M | -34% |
| Q4 2024 | $109M | +22% |
TRMB generated $798M in free cash flow over the past year, up 153% from the year before.
MU Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -2M shares |
| 1 year | +1.6% | +18M shares |
| 3 years | +4.6% | +50M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +2M shares |
| Available history | +1.2% | +14M shares |
MU has 1.1B diluted shares, up 1.6% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $350M |
| Q4 2025 | $300M |
| Q3 2024 | $300M |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
MU has spent almost nothing on buybacks in the past year.
TRMB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +200K shares |
| 1 year | -3% | -7.2M shares |
| 3 years | -6.6% | -16.5M shares |
| 5 years | -8.4% | -21.3M shares |
| Available history | -7.8% | -19.7M shares |
TRMB has the edge over MU on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $223.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $6.2M |
| Q1 2026 | $322.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $136M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $50M |
| Q1 2025 | $627.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
TRMB spent $689M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.3% from the year before.
MU Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
MU has the edge over TRMB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
TRMB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
TRMB's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
MU Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.9 | Neutral |
MU's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 27 (neutral).
TRMB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 41.9 | Neutral |
TRMB's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 42 (neutral).
MU PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | MU | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 18 | 35 | 17 pts below |
MU is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
TRMB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TRMB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TRMB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MU Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $914.5 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $931.0 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $685.9 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $405.4 | 97% above |
| 200 week MA | $246.0 | 225% above |
MU has the edge over TRMB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TRMB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $59.2 | 5.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.7 | 3.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $63.0 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $68.7 | 19% below |
| 200 week MA | $61.9 | 9.7% below |
TRMB is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 9.7% below its 200-week average.
MU Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.0 | $70.6 | +31% |
| 2021 | $70.6 | $94.4 | +34% |
| 2022 | $94.4 | $50.2 | -47% |
| 2023 | $50.2 | $85.3 | +70% |
| 2024 | $85.3 | $88.6 | +3.9% |
| 2025 | $88.6 | $284.8 | +221% |
| 2026 YTD | $284.8 | $798.4 | +180% |
MU has the edge over TRMB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TRMB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.0 | $66.7 | +59% |
| 2021 | $66.7 | $86.1 | +29% |
| 2022 | $86.1 | $48.5 | -44% |
| 2023 | $48.5 | $53.2 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | $53.2 | $71.2 | +34% |
| 2025 | $71.2 | $80.2 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $80.2 | $55.8 | -30% |
TRMB is down 30% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in five of the previous six years.